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Need for change in subsidy policy to rein in skewed fertilizer consumption
Efforts have been made for about the last three decades to balance fertilizer consumption,...
Statutory regulations not violated for nod to GM mustard: Govt
The rebuttal came a day after the Coalition of GM-Free India, a group of NGOs opposing...
India’s GDP growth estimate in 2022-23 to slip to 7pc, agri sector to see marginal rise
But, for most farmers, relevant growth rates of aggregate output are not the same...
Area sown for Rabi crops up by 2.86 per cent
The total area sown for Rabi crops is at 665.58 lakh hectares so far in the current...
15 "serious regulatory lapses" in nod to GM mustard: Report
The Coalition for GM-Free India has alleged that there have been 15 "serious regulatory...
Sugar production rises by 4 lakh tonnes
Sugar production in India till 31 December 2022, in the current 2022-23 sugarcane...
Centre rolls out free grain distribution to 81.35 cr NFSA beneficiaries
The government rolled out from New Year free food grain distribution to 81.35 crore...
Wheat acreage up 3.59 pc till Dec 30; crop prospects bright
As the sowing of rabi crops almost comes to a close, the total area under wheat...
BJP's claim of doubling farmers' income 'a myth': Cong
During the Congress regime, the MSP for wheat was Rs 640 per quintal in 2004 and...
Glufosinate harmful to women in agriculture; approval of resistant GM mustard can increase its use: Report
A report on Glufosinate Ammonium (GA) highlighting its adverse effects on the health...
Whirlwind of free foodgrains deprives the poor of subsidized foodgrains; each family to suffer burden of about Rs 650 per month
The free foodgrains provided under the PMGKAY will now be available under NFSA....
Mother Dairy hikes milk price by Rs 2 per litre
Mother Dairy has raised the prices of several variants of milk by Rs 2 per litre....
Whether MSP is legalized or not, protection against price fluctuations is needed: Siraj Hussain
The topic for the first session of the Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave and NACOF...
Western UP will remain indebted to Dr Bakshi Ram for Co 0238: Balyan
Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Dr Sanjeev...
MSP can guarantee stable prices but not always the best: NITI Aayog member Prof. Ramesh Chand
The MSP of crops can guarantee stable prices but not always the best. The latter...
IFFCO to soon launch nano DAP at Rs 600/bottle of 500 ml
After introducing nano liquid urea, cooperative IFFCO aims to launch nano DAP fertiliser...
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